Parker Kenick Earns First in Alaskan High Kick at WEIO 2024, Sets Sight on World Record
Parker Kenick extends his right foot to tap a ball tied to a string above the ground. The third-time participant in WEIO earned a score of 94 inches at the 2024 competition. Photo courtesy of Logan Hebel. After competing in his third World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO), Parker Kenick is setting his sights on a world […]
Local Athletes, Competitors Shine at WEIO 2024
Regional residents descended on Fairbanks last week to take part in WEIO 2024. The annual event that began in 1961 celebrates native sports and culture. Competitors from the Seward Peninsula and nearby region are bolded below. Seal Skinning 1st Place: Casey Ferguson, Anchorage, 2 min 2.19 sec 2nd Place: Marjorie Tahbone, Nome, 2 min 12.94 […]
‘Da Boiz’ Take Home Da’ Prize at 2024 River Raft Race
The sharp burst of a start gun sent adrenaline into the veins of close to 50 river rafters. Split into 10 teams, the competitors held their handmade rafts tightly and trudged through the cold water of the Nome River. Once free from the shoreline -and nearby competition- they heaved themselves onboard and prepared for the […]
Patrick Landback Wins Gold Dust Dash 5k Race
Waves crashed just feet away as a row of runners lined up on Nome’s East End Beach. Veronica Perez, a Summercise Intern for Norton Sound Health Corporation, announced to the 35 competitors of the Gold Dust Dash that it was time to get ready to race. “Ladies and gentleman, start your engines. On your marks, […]
2x State Champion: Orson Hoogendorn Reflects on Standout Year, Looks to the Future
Nome-Beltz High School’s Orson Hoogendorn earned first place in the 400m Division 2 State Championship in late May. Hoogendorn entered the final race after setting a personal best 51.74 in the preliminary heat, a time he subsequently beat by one-hundredth of a second in the final. The high school junior attributed the pressure of state-level […]
Cannonball Run 2024 Brings Mix of Youth and Experience to Storied Snowmachine Race
The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. The 2024 Cannonball Run snowmachine race. Photo courtesy of Taylor Booth. […]
Nome-Beltz Athletes Overcome Hurdles in First-Ever Big C Relay Track and Field Meet
Students on the Nome-Beltz Track and Field team pose for a photo on the indoor track at The Dome in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Ryan Fox. The Nome-Beltz Middle High School Nanooks took to the track the weekend of April 6-7 to participate in the Russ Edwards Big C Relay competition held in Anchorage […]
Two Nome-Beltz Basketball Players Earn First Team All-State Honors
Richard Cross prepares to take a free throw at the Alaska 3A State Championship. Janice Homekingkeo photo. April 5, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director Nome-Beltz Middle High School’s Richard Cross and Finn Gregg have been named to the 2023-24 All-State basketball first team by the Alaska Basketball Coaches Association. Both players played pivotal roles in […]
Wilson Hoogendorn Wins 2024 Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race
Competitors of the 2024 Nome Golovin snowmachine race wait at the start line as a helicopter hovers in the background. Janice Homekingkeo photo. March 20, 2024 Janice Homekingkeo, Communications Director Ben Townsend, News Director Huddled together in groups scattered across the frigid sea ice running parallel to Front Street, nearly 100 people cheered as rookie […]
Young Racers Shine at Fourth Annual Nome Youth 120 & 200 Snowmachine Race
A young competitor at the fourth annual Nome Youth 120 & 200 Snowmachine race leans into a turn around the freshly plowed track canvassing the small boat harbor in Nome. Janice Homekingkeo photo. March 19, 2024 Sarah Swartz, News Reporter Over 150 residents and motorsport fans scaled the railing near the small boat harbor in […]